In our cover article, Ali Soufan profiles Major General Qassem Soleimani, the long-serving head of Iran’s Quds Force who the U.S. government has accused, among other things …
Read MoreAli Soufan Op-Ed in The Atlantic: Telling the Truth About CIA Torture
It is a matter of public record that Gina Haspel, President Trump’s nominee to be the next director of the CIA, played a key role in the agency’s now-defunct program of “enhanced interrogation techniques”
Read MoreAli Soufan Article in The Atlantic: ‘I Will Die in Yemen’
From the first time I met Ali Abdullah Saleh, at his sprawling palace in the hills above Aden, I could tell he was a force to be reckoned with—but one that would never be fully understood. Saleh famously likened leading Yemen to “dancing on the heads of snakes,”
Read MoreRichard Barrett Op-Ed in Foreign Policy: The Islamic State’s Foreign Fighters are Coming Home
Once again, terrorism has struck the United States — this time close to Ground Zero in Manhattan, where our current era of terrorism was inaugurated. Tuesday’s attack, of course, was nowhere on the scale of 9/11. But by showcasing the wide array of everyday objects,
Read MoreAli Soufan Article in The Daily Beast: Bin Laden’s Son is Poised to Unify Terrorists Worldwide
One day in early November 2001, on a hillside south of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden bade farewell to three of his young sons.
Read MoreAli Soufan Op-Ed in The Atlantic: How Al-Qaeda Benefits from America’s Political Divisions
As someone who has dedicated years to fighting terrorism, both before and after 9/11, I find the anniversary of the attacks a moment for reflection. Amid the tragedy, 9/11 prompted heartening displays of unity. At home, left and right joined hands—literally …
Read MoreAli Soufan Article Featured in West Point’s CTC Sentinal : From Steadfast Son to Al-Qa`ida’s Leader in Waiting
One day in early November 2001, on a hillside south of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Usama bin Ladin bade farewell to three of his young sons.1 a In the shade of an olive tree, he handed each boy a misbaha—a set of prayer beads symbolizing the 99 names of God in classical Arabic …
Read MoreAli Soufan’s “Anatomy of Terror” in Newsweek Middle East: Hamza bin Laden and the Return of Al-Qaeda
The foothills of the Spin Ghar mountain range, two dozen miles south of Jalalabad in the borderland between Afghanistan and Pakistan, were once home to hundreds of olive plantations …
Read MoreAli Soufan Op-Ed in The New York Times: Can You Kill the Islamic State?
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-appointed caliph of the self-described Islamic State, might have been killed. Again …
Read MoreAli Soufan’s “Anatomy of Terror” in Newsweek: Hamza Bin Laden, Osama’s Son, is Helping Al-Qaeda Stage a Deadly Comeback
The foothills of the Spin Ghar mountain range, two dozen miles south of Jalalabad in the borderland between Afghanistan and Pakistan, were once home to hundreds of olive plantations. For tens of thousands of acres …
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